I have all the secondary symptoms of CFS, namely unrefreshing sleep every day for over a year, all-day tiredness, trouble falling asleep, frequent sore throats, objective upper GI inflammation, and chronic pressure headache.
But I can keep up with my friends on a 2 hour hike, or go for occasional bike rides, without any obvious worsening of symptoms, and never any muscle pain. It's the one thing that makes me doubt having CFS, although even my PCP suspects I have it.
I've also never really had a "crash", although I do sort of get an "over-tired" uncomfortable wired feeling if I stay up too late or mentally exert too long. But I've always had this since I was a kid, long before CFS symptoms appeared. (Although, I did get frequent URT infections my whole life, which I guess is associated with CFS).
Due to my apparent tolerance of exercise, I tried exercising 1hr every day for a couple weeks, but it seemed to just cause a very gradual decrease in my mental energy.
I suspected sleep apnea for a long time (despite being young and skinny), and did register an AHI of 6 on an overnight sleep study, but CPAP just gave me horrible headaches, despite adjusting the mask and pressure. Also tried a oral appliance, but didn't improve any of my symptoms.
Did others experience a similar tolerance for exercise when they were mild?
But I can keep up with my friends on a 2 hour hike, or go for occasional bike rides, without any obvious worsening of symptoms, and never any muscle pain. It's the one thing that makes me doubt having CFS, although even my PCP suspects I have it.
I've also never really had a "crash", although I do sort of get an "over-tired" uncomfortable wired feeling if I stay up too late or mentally exert too long. But I've always had this since I was a kid, long before CFS symptoms appeared. (Although, I did get frequent URT infections my whole life, which I guess is associated with CFS).
Due to my apparent tolerance of exercise, I tried exercising 1hr every day for a couple weeks, but it seemed to just cause a very gradual decrease in my mental energy.
I suspected sleep apnea for a long time (despite being young and skinny), and did register an AHI of 6 on an overnight sleep study, but CPAP just gave me horrible headaches, despite adjusting the mask and pressure. Also tried a oral appliance, but didn't improve any of my symptoms.
Did others experience a similar tolerance for exercise when they were mild?